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HA2 – 15/16 MARCHKennedy and Johnson

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BELLWORK

Pick up a set of notes and a syllabus.

Turn in your argument outline.

Prepare for your quiz.

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1960 PRESIDENTIAL RACE

John F. KennedySenator from Massachusetts

Wealthy family involved in politics

Navy in WWII

CATHOLIC – only Protestant presidents previously

v

Richard NixonWorking class family from California

Senator, VP under Eisenhower

Navy in WWII

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TELEVISED DEBATE

ResultsThose that listened to the radio thought Nixon won

Those that watched the debate thought Kennedy

won

o First election to have

televised debateo Nixon had been ill and

refused makeup to cover his

beardo Kennedy – healthy and tan

from outdoor campaigning

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KENNEDY WINS A CLOSE ELECTION

Candidate Electoral

Votes

Popular

Vote

Electoral

Vote %

Popular

Vote %

Kennedy (D)303 34,227,096 56.4% 49.7%

Nixon (R) 219 34,107,646 40,8% 49.6%

They were within 120,000 votes of each

other (total of 68.3 million votes).

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KENNEDY’S NEW FRONTIER

“New Frontier” = Kennedy’s proposals to improve the

economy, education, healthcare, and civil rights

Domestic Program:Increased minimum wage

Extended Social Security

Improved the welfare system

Equal Pay Act – “equal work for equal pay” for women

Stimulated economy with Cold War military spending

deficit spending

Peace Corps

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KENNEDY IS ASSASSINATED

November 1963 – travels to TX to prepare for the

coming year’s re-election campaign

Three shots fired on the presidential motorcade

Third shot went into the back of Kennedy’s head30 minutes later he was declared dead at

Parkland Hospital

VP Johnson was sworn in as new president

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WARREN COMMISSION

Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested, but did he

work alone?

Warren Commission conducted the official

investigation into the assassination

Declared that Oswald was the “lone gunman”

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JOHNSON’S PRESIDENCY

1964 – declared “unconditional war on poverty”

Economic Opportunity Act – created the Job

Corps to train young men and women between 16and 21

VISTA = Volunteers in Service to America

(patterned after the Peace Corps) – sent intopoverty stricken US communities to provide

economic, educational, and medical support

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JOHNSON’S GREAT SOCIETY

Johnson’s vision for America – demanded an end to

poverty and racial injustice + an opportunity for every

child

Healthcare insurance -

Medicare – provided basic insurance for

Americans in the social security system over 65

Medicaid – provided basic medical services to thepoor and disabled

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Education –

1965 Elementary and Secondary Education

Act – aided schools in poorer communities

(increased funding for Indian, inner city, and

Mexican American schools)

Head Start – pre-school program that helped

young children get a “head start” at learning;

promotes school readiness in children under 5

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Protecting the Environment – Water Quality Act

of 1965, Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 After Rachel Carson’sSilent Spring (1962) – told of

chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the water

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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 –

increased immigration quotas bringing almost

300,000 new immigrants into the US

National Endowment for the Arts and

Humanities – artists and scholars received

funding

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THE WARREN COURT (SCOTUS)

Baker v. Carr (1962) – required the redrawing of

congressional voting districts to accurately

represent the population after urbanization /

suburbanization = “one man, one vote”

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Mapp v. Ohio (1961) – obtaining evidence

illegally violates the 14th Amendment and must

be excluded from trial

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) – the accused have a

right to a lawyer, even if they cannot afford one

Miranda v. Arizona(1966) – accused must be

informed of his/her 5th and 6th Amendment rights

before being questioned

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Engel v. Vitale (1962) – prayer in public schools is

a violation of the 1st Amendment

Abington v. Schempp (1963) – Bible reading in

pubic schools is a violation of the 1st Amendment

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